Jiufen & Shifen: Taipei's Day Trip Gems

Explore Jiufen’s historic streets and Shifen’s sky lanterns on a captivating day trip from Taipei. Discover Taiwan’s cultural gems today.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Shifen Old Street - This charming street runs parallel to active train tracks and is lined with shops offering traditional snacks and souvenirs. It’s an ideal spot to partake in the sky lantern activity at your own cost. Write your wishes on the lanterns and release them into the sky for an unforgettable experience.
  • Shifen Waterfall - Known…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Round-trip shared transfer
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Transportation
  • Insurance
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • 15 twd one way of shuttfle bus on Jiufen on weekend (both for 30 twd)
Additional Information

Jiufen and Shifen are ideal destinations for a day trip from Taipei. Jiufen, once a gold and coal mining town, offers visitors a glimpse into history with its narrow cobbled streets and old buildings. Enjoying a cup of Taiwanese tea at the Tea House, a renowned landmark in Jiufen, is a must-do! Shifen, another charming old town near Taipei, invites…

Location
Taipei Main Station M3
Meeting Time: 8:45 Departure Time: 9:00 Please look for guide in yellow uniform.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Agnesco9324tb
Dec 27, 2024
Definitely recommend and will use again - The tour went great for us. Our tour guide Mick was very funny, engaging and helpful. It was abit chaotic at the initial meeting point with multiple tours meeting at the same time, but the tour guides are pros and it all went smoothly. Definitely recommend.
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Adventure581833
Dec 18, 2024
Would recommend 100% - Mickey was one of the best tourguides I ever had. He knows so much about the area of Jiufen and Taiwan as a whole and had some very good tipps about what to visit and what to avoid. The tour was very interesting
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Wendy
Nov 17, 2019
Fun Tour - Good tour of Shifen and Jiufen for waterfalls, sky lanterns, shops, and night food. Justin was a great guide, funny and friendly.
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Natalie
Oct 19, 2019
Highly recommend! - Missed our flight so we didnt get to make our original booking but we messaged them hoping to go the next day. They were extremely responsive with emails when i explained our situation, and even notified us that there was a cancellation since the next day was said to be fully booked. Our tour guide justus was informative, funny and friendly. Highlight of our trip, would recommend this tour!
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Cebbie123
Oct 6, 2019
#Taiwan-derful experience - The trip to the place where the queens head is was extraordinary for me a visitor. If you are looking for a place u can be with wonderful creation to reflect and make meaningful retreat, this is the best place to go. Also the waterfalls are amazing. The trip was made even more beautiful by our guide Tina Wang. Very friendly and approachable. She's the best. Will definitely choose her bus to visit this wonderful again Also, the place where the windmills are located is breathtaking. It's a good place for rtreat as well especially if u ride Justin's bus.. like Tina, he's very friendly and shares a lot of information. He loves kids so if you're a traveller with kiddos, choose to ride with Justin. I will surely go back to these places, this time with my family.
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Drdiegoviajando
Sep 11, 2019
Amazing - I did this tour with a good guide and it s really nice!!!We visited a lot of beautiful places and also I could learn about Taiwan. The experience to put wish in sky lanterns is unique and is a must do when you visit here. I Recommend!!!
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Lindsey_h
Jul 24, 2019
Highly recomend!! - I greatly enjoyed this tour from Taipei to Shifen waterfall, Pingxi district, and Jiufen! The communication leading up to the tour was very clear and provided easy directions to find the meet up point. The tour group was not too big and Lendl was an excellent tour guide!! Great value!! We spent an hour at Shifen waterfall and the area had several shops and local food options to enjoy there. Then the hour in Pingxi district was the highlight of the tour as we had the opportunity to write on lanterns and release them into the sky alongside the famous railroad tracks. Lastly, we spent two hours exploring beautiful Jiufen! I enjoyed the laid back atmosphere of this tour as I got to spend time in each place at my own leisure.
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Lizzydxb
May 8, 2019
Spirited Away feels - Have you been watching cartoons/anime when you were young? have you watched Spirited Away tv series? If yes, Jiufen village is the filming spot where the animators and writers got their story. You will have a very great chinese food trip in Jiufen village and their tiger milk tea is a must!
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Connector693323
Apr 29, 2019
A convenient way to see Jiufen and Shifen - We did the 6 hour Jiufen and Shifen tour with Michael, and had a great time. Having a car and driver from Taipei sorted for us proved very convenient when compared to other options, and Michael's knowledge of the region and history helped make sure we didn't miss the highlights.
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Filetmignon96
Sep 20, 2019
Beautiful but extremely crowded - It's definitely a great tour with a varietu of cool activities to take part in. But I have to say that Juifen has to be one of the most dense tourist areas that I've visited thus far. It may be well worth it to find a private tour that get there before the other thousand.
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